Device for cleaning overflows of wash-basins



oooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee NITE STATES ATENT JOHN J. ELWOOD, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,741, dated October 26, 1880.

Application filed March 9, 1880.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN J. ELwooD, of Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Device for Cleaning Overows and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,.and to the letters of' reference marked thereon.v

My invention is intended to aord a device by means of which the overflow or openings at the top ot' a wash-bowl, basin, or tub may be freed from the accumulations ot' filth and any obstructions which may have lodged within the holes or pipe leading` thereto. By this means it is very easy to quickly remove all foreign substances which may have become hardened or adhered to the inside ofthe overiiow and purity the connection leading` thereto.

The drawing is a perspective view of my device with a portion ot' the flexible rubber tubing attached.

A is a chamber of the shape shown, or any other suitable form. B is a flexible tube attached permanently to a shoulder and opening into the chamber A.

C C are flexible teais or nozzles, having in their tops or ends the perforations or caps D D, of' semi-spherical shape, for the purpose ot" dividing the stream of' water which, when the tube is attached to the cock of' the suppl y-pipe, passes through the chamber and nozzles into the orifices of' the overflow.

The tube B is attached to the cock by simply slipping it over the end, when the wat-er may be turned on, and if' the thumb is held over the opening E the pressure or head ofthe ordinary city water-supply will be sufficient, in most cases-especially if hot water is used-to dis- (No model.)

lodge any particles or accumulations and purify the channels of the waste-pipe and overflow. If, however, much troubleis experienced, a solution ot'lye, sal-soda, or any equivalent caustic substance may be placed in the chamber A through the opening E, Iand the operation proceed as usual.

The nozzles C C may be constructed of' rubber or any suitable flexible material, and attached to the chamber A (which may be of cast or malleable iron, brass, or any other substance which answers the purpose) by cementing them to shoulders opening into the head of' the chamber A, their flexible character reudering them readily adjustable to any variety of overow.

The device is very portable, and efficiently performs its work, and after once thoroughly cleaning,it can be used occasionally to keep the waste-pipe connections in such condition.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device for cleaning overflows, the chamber A, tube B, nozzles C C, and opening E, as and Jfor the purposes set forth and described.

2. In a device for cleaning overflows, the exible teats C C, arranged as described, and having their discharge ends provided with perforated caps D D, Otsemi-spherical shape, substantially as described and shown.

This sp'ecitication signed aud witnessed this 29th day ot' November, 1879.

JOHN J. ELWOOD.

XNTitnesses:

GEO. C. TRACY, g* H. R. Henn. 

